EASY FIX! Hot Water Heater Pilot Light Won't Stay Lit or On? How to fix waterheater in 1 minute

Hot Water Heater Pilot Light Won't Stay Lit or On? Here's how to fix your waterheater in 1 minute by simply adjusting the copper wire that leads to the water heater thermocouple.

[stuartbrodie]

You are a lifesaver!!! I have an 18 month old Rheem water heater. The pilot light kept going out. I called Rheem and explained the problem, so Rheem sent me a new gas regulator which I installed. Had to turn off the gas, no big deal, drain the water heater (pain in the butt), install the new gas regulator, hook up all the gas lines again and the pilot still kept going out! I called Rheem back and asked if the gas regulator could be faulty. They wanted to send me a new thermo couple, I don't know why they didn't do that in the first place!?! I couldn't wait for the thermo couple from Rheem, as we've been without hot water for a week now. So, I went to Home Depot and bought a thermo couple; installed it and the pilot still kept going out! I fired up my computer, went to youtube and found a ton of people showing how to change a faulty thermo couple if your pilot fails to kept searching and found I immediately went out to the garage, lit the pilot, waited 60 seconds and then moved the copper wire "ever so slightly" and it worked. Thank you!!!

[texicanakirk]

THANK YOU!!! I’m almost 70 and female. I’ve always loved machines and have lit the pilot previously.
Hubby and I got a new a/c on Monday and my pilot light went out when the gas was turned off for installation.
I tried to light the pilot light; but, to no avail. Your tip about the copper tube was priceless inasmuch as mine was, apparently, clogged. I tapped it and, voila, I was in business.
I thank you and the old gods for hot water.
I loved seeing a normal lay person tackling this job! Kudos!!!

[SJ-npgt]

YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! Gas co. guy couldn't light my water heater pilot - he gave up after 45 minutes, I spent 3 days trying to get it to stay lit. Watched your video, got it done in less than 2 minutes. THANK

[cheis]

During the process of getting a new furnace installed, our water heater pilot went off. I spent about an hour on the ground watching it go off the second I let go of the button. I was about to give up but found this video and it worked on the first try. I love YouTube! Thank you so much for sharing!

[hanslang]

Laying on the concrete floor, looked up "pilot won't stay lit" found you and the rest is HISTORY. THANKS A MILLION

[robertalvarez]

It's 10 pm, no hot water, no pilot light so I said, what the heck, I'll try this..
Son of a gun! It worked.
Thank you my friend.

[MarkFayard]

I've turned to YouTube to fix cars, vacuum, dryer - you name it and this is hands down the best hack, tip or fix I've ever come across! Took a minute and saved me hours! Thank you!

[Burningdatsour]

Just tried this and it totally worked, dude you’re my hero . I love you

[amazingjlandscaping]

After 2 hours of working on it and about to go buy a whole new water heater, I tried and it worked. Dude, you rock!

[AppleTechPro]

I have been trying to turn on my water heater for hours. I searched YouTube and came across your video. My pilot light wont stay on when I release the pilot and try to turn to ON mode. The trick with copper wire worked for. I have had the same issue like yours for years. Thank you for the trick.

[edparungao]

You are a genius. Know that you’ve helped hundreds of people. You’ve brought relief to many people, you should be rewarded.

[isaacclavogarcia]

It worked. I could not use the water heater for over a week, and now, simple and fast, it stayed on. Thank you, Lifey Guy

[adamsk]

You're my new hero, man. My entire family thanks you on this 29 degree night when we all needed to shower. I almost never subscribe to anyone but I'm subscribing to you!

[lougee]

Yes! It worked!!! You saved me at least $100 to call some guy out here for this very easy fix. Thanks, man!

[hecville]

I watched several videos on how to replace the thermalcouple. I'm not good at fixing things, so I was a bit scared to replace it myself. Then I saw this video. I was skeptical, but HOLY SH!T, it worked. You ROCK!

[IWantMyVisionBack]

I watched about 15-20 other videos and none could fix my issue.

The pilot light would go out as soon as I released the knob. But moving that one wire/cable slightly made the fire stay lit!

I now have hot water, thank you!

[andrewfogelsong]

This worked perfectly! Now, I will say that I hadn't tried holding the pilot for a whole minute before letting go, but I hadn't wiggled the wire either. Thank you so much!

[brianluinge]

Yup, worked for me like everyone else . Thankyou so much. My wife is much happier now thanks to you! You Rock!

[diehardfan]

I love the way that you figure this out! I can tell that you’ve spent countless hours touching it and messing with it which is in fact the best way to learn.

[WillClyde]

Dude I owe you a Beer. You were the only one on YouTube who solved my problem. I thought no freaking way ! Bend the copper wire my ass. SMH worked like a charm.